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node-oidc-provider vs Ory Kratos

A side-by-side comparison of two self-hosted identity & sso options — licensing, setup difficulty, resource needs, and what each one replaces.

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NO node-oidc-provider Certified OpenID Connect and OAuth 2.0 provider for Node.js VS OR Ory Kratos Headless identity and user management API server
Featurenode-oidc-providerOry Kratos
CategoryIdentity & SSOIdentity & SSO
LicenseMITApache-2.0
LanguageJavaScriptGo
Setup difficultyHardHard
Min. RAM256 MB256 MB
Deploymentsource, dockerdocker, kubernetes, binary
GitHub stars★ 3,788★ 13,815
First released20162020
ReplacesAuth0, OktaAuth0, Firebase Auth

Why pick each one

Choose node-oidc-provider if…

  • Released under the MIT license
  • First-class Docker support for quick deployment
  • Active community (3.8k GitHub stars)
  • Written in JavaScript
node-oidc-provider details

Choose Ory Kratos if…

  • Extremely flexible architecture
  • Excellent for custom frontends
Ory Kratos details

Frequently asked questions

Is node-oidc-provider or Ory Kratos better?

Neither is universally better. Ory Kratos has the larger community; both share a hard setup difficulty, so the decision comes down to features and licensing.

Are node-oidc-provider and Ory Kratos free and open-source?

Yes. node-oidc-provider is licensed under MIT and Ory Kratos under Apache-2.0. Both can be self-hosted at no software cost.

Can I run node-oidc-provider and Ory Kratos with Docker?

node-oidc-provider: yes. Ory Kratos: yes.

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